Backgrounder: Mann and Rouse, Just Wailin'

On February 14, 1958, Bob Weinstock brought together a sextet to record for New Jazz Records. Weinstock founded New Jazz in 1949 as his first label just before launching Prestige later that year. Despite Prestige's success in the 1950s, Weinstock kept New Jazz alive for reasons that are unclear. He may have done so for tax-saving purposes or for jukebox…